Functions |
What it Does |
AVERAGE |
Returns the average of its
arguments |
COUNT |
Counts how many numbers are in
the list of arguments |
AVERAGEA |
Returns the average of its
arguments, including numbers, text, and logical values |
COUNTA |
Counts how many values are in
the list of arguments) |
RANK |
Returns the rank of a number in
a list of numbers |
LARGE |
Returns the k-th largest value
in a data set |
SMALL |
Returns the k-th smallest
value in a data set |
COUNTBLANK |
Counts the number of blank cells
within a range |
COUNTIF |
Counts the number of nonblank
cells within a range that meet the given criteria (SUMPRODUCT does better) |
AVEDEV |
Returns the average of the
absolute deviations of data points from their mean |
BETADIST |
Returns the cumulative beta
probability density function |
BETAINV |
Returns the inverse of the
cumulative beta probability density function |
BINOMDIST |
Returns the individual term
binomial distribution probability |
CHIDIST |
Returns the one-tailed
probability of the chi-squared distribution |
CHIINV |
Returns the inverse of the
one-tailed probability of the chi-squared distribution |
CHITEST |
Returns the test for
independence |
CONFIDENCE |
Returns the confidence interval
for a population mean |
CORREL |
Returns the correlation
coefficient between two data sets |
COVAR |
Returns covariance, the average
of the products of paired deviations |
CRITBINOM |
Returns
the smallest value for which the cumulative binomial distribution is less
than or equal to a criterion value |
DEVSQ |
Returns the sum of squares of
deviations |
EXPONDIST |
Returns the exponential
distribution |
FDIST |
Returns the F probability
distribution |
FINV |
Returns the inverse of the F
probability distribution |
FISHER |
Returns the Fisher
transformation |
FISHERINV |
Returns the inverse of the
Fisher transformation |
FORECAST |
Returns a value along a linear
trend |
FREQUENCY |
Returns a frequency distribution
as a vertical array |
FTEST |
Returns the result of an F-test |
GAMMADIST |
Returns
the gamma distribution |
GAMMAINV |
Returns the inverse of the gamma
cumulative distribution |
GAMMALN |
Returns the natural logarithm of
the gamma function, Γ (x) |
GEOMEAN |
Returns the geometric mean |
GROWTH |
Returns values along an
exponential trend |
HARMEAN |
Returns the harmonic mean |
HYPGEOMDIST |
Returns
the hypergeometric distribution |
INTERCEPT |
Returns the intercept of the
linear regression line |
KURT |
Returns the kurtosis of a data
set |
LINEST |
Returns the parameters of a
linear trend |
LOGEST |
Returns the parameters of an
exponential trend |
LOGINV |
Returns the inverse of the
lognormal distribution |
LOGNORMDIST |
Returns the cumulative lognormal
distribution |
MAX |
Returns the maximum value of a range |
MAXA |
Returns the maximum numerical value of a range that includes numerical and alphabetical values |
MEDIAN |
Returns the median of the given
numbers |
MIN |
Returns the minimum value of a range |
MINA |
Returns the minimum numerical value of a range that includes numerical and alphabetical values |
MODE |
Returns the most common value in
a data set |
NEGBINOMDIST |
Returns
the negative binomial distribution |
NORMDIST |
Returns the normal cumulative
distribution |
NORMINV |
Returns the inverse of the
normal cumulative distribution |
NORMSDIST |
Returns the standard normal
cumulative distribution |
NORMSINV |
Returns the inverse of the
standard normal cumulative distribution |
PEARSON |
Returns the Pearson product
moment correlation coefficient |
PERCENTILE |
Returns the k-th percentile of
values in a range |
PERCENTRANK |
Returns the percentage rank of a
value in a data set |
PERMUT |
Returns the number of
permutations for a given number of objects |
POISSON |
Returns the Poisson distribution |
PROB |
Returns the probability that
values in a range are between two limits |
QUARTILE |
Returns the quartile of a data
set |
RSQ |
Returns the square of the
Pearson product moment correlation coefficient |
SKEW |
Returns the skewness of a
distribution |
SLOPE |
Returns the slope of the
linear regression line |
SMALL |
Returns the k-th smallest
value in a data set |
STANDARDIZE |
Returns a normalized value |
STDEV |
Estimates standard
deviation based on a sample |
STDEVA |
Estimates standard deviation
based on a sample, including numbers, text, and logical values |
STDEVP |
Calculates standard deviation
based on the entire population |
STDEVPA |
Calculates standard deviation
based on the entire population, including numbers, text, and logical values |
STEYX |
Returns the standard error of
the predicted y-value for each x in the regression |
TDIST |
Returns the Student's
t-distribution |
TINV |
Returns the inverse of the
Student's t-distribution |
TREND |
Returns values along a linear
trend |
TRIMMEAN |
Returns the mean of the interior
of a data set |
TTEST |
Returns the probability
associated with a Student's t-test |
VAR |
Estimates variance based on a
sample |
VARA |
Estimates variance based on a
sample, including numbers, text, and logical values |
VARP |
Calculates variance based on the
entire population |
VARPA |
Calculates variance based on the
entire population, including numbers, text, and logical values |
WEIBULL |
Returns the Weibull distribution |
ZTEST |
Returns the two-tailed P-value
of a z-test |
New Functions in Excel 2007 |
AVERAGEIF |
Calculates the average within a range that meet a given criteria (SUMPRODUCT does better) |
AVERAGEIFS |
Calculates the average within a range that meet one or many given criteria (SUMPRODUCT does better) |
COUNTIFS |
Counts the number of nonblank
cells within a range that meet the given criteria (SUMPRODUCT does better) |